"B Vaughan" wrote in message
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> I don't understand this. Rome is not as hot in July and August as the
> east coast of the US, which is considered a temperate climate. Both
> the statistics and my personal experience bear me out on this.
I think it has to do with air conditioning. In the US, everything is air
conditioned. Much of what you want to see in Rome is not. That Rome is hot
in the summer is not a new notion. Michelangelo wrote to his brother not to
come visit him in the summer because Rome was too hot at that time of year.
> I was from NJ, and I have never encountered sweltering weather in
> Rome, such as was common in New Jersey. I always take a sweater with
> me to Rome in the summer, and I often need it at night.
And yes, it does cool off at by about 10 PM in Rome.
> There isn't much shade in Rome, and those ancient stones heat up under
> the summer sun, but the temperature tends to be no higher than the
> high 80s and the humidity tends to be moderate.
Yep. It does heat up under the summer sun.
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Donald R. Newcomb
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